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Founder @risepointsearch. Former litigator. Color commentary for @steve_vladeck. Tweets my own and almost certainly sarcastic.
Washington, DC
Joined November 2012
Hi friends -- I am off to bluer pastures🦋. I can't continue to post on a site owned by a Trump sycophant. I hope to see you over there and rebuild the community that brought me a lot of joy over the years. Be well.
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It’s not “cancel culture” when you say something horrific and people don’t want to associate with you anymore.
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They went to a July 4th parade with their 2-year-old son and now he is an orphan after his parents were gunned down by an AR-15 . I don’t understand how anyone can read this sentence and not support a complete and total ban on assault rifles.
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Ladies: Good news! . Having imposter syndrome before a big deposition, hearing, meeting, or otherwise? Just throw on Bruce Castor's opening statement and realize that this is how many men proceed through the world on a regular basis.
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If you aren’t on TikTok, you are missing just how amped The Youths are about Harris. It’s a pretty monumental energy shift.
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Our 5-year-old made this in her school’s incredible art program. It’s a portrait of Alice Neel. I am so proud of her.
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I've found my new email sign-off.
Sotomayor: "With fear for our democracy, I dissent.".
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24 hours away for work. 3 different people asked me who was watching my kids. All of them expressed surprise when I said my husband. Welcome to 2020 folks. Different year, same BS.
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An acquaintance in South Florida's young child has COVID. The kid had a 105 degree fever. 105! And you know what her pediatrician told her? "You can't take kid to the hospital because there are no pediatric beds available." . Do you know how terrifying that must be as a parent?!?.
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When you give your husband sh*t for “wasting time making a silly chart no one is going to read” and then it gets RT’d by the White House. Whoopsies! . Good job, babe! Don’t listen to me
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We found out last week that a teacher at my kid’s PRESCHOOL lied about being vaccinated. Worked in a room with infants. I’m trying hard, but I feel like I’ve lost all faith in humanity.
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Sorry kids, you have to do your own bedtime tonight. I have to stay glued to the TV to see if our country picked an insurrectionist psychopath cult leader or an extremely qualified woman.
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I love my husband for many reasons but high on the list is that we have the same philosophy on how long before a flight one should get to the airport. I cannot imagine the angst of being in that kind of interfaith marriage.
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It took a man resigning due to rampant sexual harassment for NY to get its first ever female governor and that right there is the embodiment of being a female professional in this country.
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Please spare us all with your “college admissions should be based on merits” take. You think Sigma Chi Chad whose dad bought a building got in on “merits”?.
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6-year-old has a bday party tonight and siblings are welcome to join. Me to 8-YO: "Do you want to go to the party with your sister tonight?". 8-year-old: "Absolutely not. I want to sit on the couch, watch TV, and not have anyone talk to me.". She is 100% her father's child.
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I truly love that Gen Z is obsessed with hydration. I’m not sure I took a single sip of water in 4 years of high school.
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Why go to your local supermarket to buy pumpkins when you could drive 45 minutes to a pumpkin patch and pay 10x while everyone has a meltdown and complains.
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America: Where apparently life begins at conception but ends when 5 conservative male justices say it can.
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You want to have some gun in your house because you think it will protect you against a hypothetical intruder? Not my thing but fine. Knock yourself out. You want to own a gun that can mow down a crowd of people from hundreds of yards away? Truly wtf is wrong with you.
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If you or someone you know has been killed by a windmill, you may be entitled to compensation.
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Shout out to my husband, who was supposed to be spending this morning arguing before SCOTUS. Instead, he finished a very complicated mermaid puzzle with our 4 year old while the 1.5 year old climbed all over him, all before 7:00 A.M.
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Apologies to the unnamed SCOTUS Justice who my 5YO saw at the bagel shop this morning and refused to say hello to. As she said after: “What?? It’s just a Supreme Court Justice. That’s not even a big deal!!!”. Sydney Vladeck: Keeping SCOTUS humble since 2024.
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While many of us are laughing at how genuinely deranged Trump sounds tonight (and boy does he) I just cannot shake the deeply unsettling feeling of knowing that nearly half of our country thinks he is fit to do *any* job let alone run this country.
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The perfect encapsulation of parenting, by our kindergartener on her 100th day of school
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Would love to see what kind of Pinterest boards Trump has been working on. Alas.
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I don’t need AI to replace the typing and emails and legal work. I need AI to replace the cleaning and cooking and other household tasks. So basically I need a Rosey from the Jettsons. Which one of you nerds is working on that.
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I can only assume that bar administrators are taking Con Law off of this year’s bar exam since it apparently no longer exists.
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On Election Day Eve, my fervent hope is that the worst person from your high school has a terrible night tomorrow.
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You know you’re in D.C. when the Rabbi mentions Chevron deference during his Yom Kippur sermon.
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Justice Thomas ready to overrule the entire line of cases that [checks notes] made his own marriage legal.
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A day that will go down in history: My kid got hurt at school (she’s fine) and the school CALLED MY HUSBAND FIRST INSTEAD OF ME.
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You’re sitting in the waiting room for your 12-week scan. It’s your third baby. Very much wanted by a loving family. Very much planned for. All other scans have been great and you’ve had no issues.
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My friend wrote a book. Last night at dinner, I told her I would be happy to promote it on Twitter when it is released. My husband said “I will too and I have way more followers than she does” so anyway I’m single now if anyone knows some nice men to set me up with.
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Our entire community is beyond words gutted by the senseless loss of our wonderful pediatrician and friend, Dr. Lindley Dodson. This thread is dedicated to her life and love of children and I invite anyone who knew her to share a memory here, if that helps you process your grief.
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4-YO: I think I’m going to get my period in a few days. Me: Probably not. Usually you get your first period when you’re between 10 and 13. 7-YO: WAIT. First period? You get it more than once?!?
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So the ~30M American women over age 35 that have not given birth don’t have a stake in this country?.
JD Vance says women who haven’t given birth like Kamala Harris are “childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives,” and have “no direct stake” in America.
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You know your 3-year-old has spent 50% of her life in a pandemic when you ask her “what would be a fun activity this weekend to do together?” and she says “COSTCO!”.
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Don’t mind me. Just still raging over the number of people who think dropping a baby off in a cardboard box at a fire station is the same as having access to safe abortion care.
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First Halloween since leaving Texas. Kids finished trick-or-treating with zero (0) items containing a Bible verse. Win!.
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So I wonder if the Arizona, Colorado, and Georgia Bars are going to investigate the lawyers who knowingly signed a false Complaint in the 303 website case?. Pretty sure the rules governing lawyers in every jurisdiction prohibit knowingly lying to a court.
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Just overheard my 8-year-old FaceTiming with her friend: “So apparently my mom said we can’t use the money in our college funds for our big idea because she says it’s illegal or something.”. So much to unpack here.
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Today will be extra fun because the same Court that said the Constitution prohibits private colleges from considering race as a factor in admissions is going to say that private bakeries can consider sexual orientation as a factor in who they make cakes for.
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A fun thing about being at my husband’s Yale Law School reunion this weekend is that I am just as likely to be discussing which classmate became a federal judge as I am which classmate has been convicted of sedition.
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“Mom, this Barbie is in law school but she doesn’t actually want to be a lawyer.” . -Our 5-year-old, wise beyond her years.
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Very long flight with my family today that I have spent *weeks* planning. I spent the entire flight making sure everyone was fed, comfortable, and entertained. Flight attendant comes up to my husband and says “you’re SUCH a good dad. We’ve all been talking about it!”. I give up.
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Hey Twitter fam: A dear old friend’s 3-week-old is battling RSV and COVID and is currently intubated in the NICU at Boston Children’s. Please send prayers her way. Her name is Navy. 💙. 3.weeks.old.
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If you are a lawyer that is interested in offering pro bono support to people working in abortion health, rights, and justice as they prepare to combat frivolous lawsuits reach out to me so I can connect you with those doing on the ground organization here in Texas.
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In this house we believe that.Fridays are for ordering takeout.and putting children in front of a movie.
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Idk who needs to hear this but no one I know who has ever left a toxic work atmosphere has regretted it.
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Husband: “Ok girls, it’s time to get ready for bed. We have a long day tomorrow.”. 7-YO: “YOU have a long day tomorrow. My day is fine.”.
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We haven’t had power in 5 days. In that time, our Governor has sent multiple tweets about the border wall, that parents should decide what their kids learn in school, blaming local governments for the outages, and — of course — the balloon. I really wish Austin was not in Texas.
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Here's the truth: It is impossible to not feel like a failure in every regard when you have to work from home with young kids present. Period.
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I had a college boyfriend who I celebrated Xmas with a couple times. His mom cooked *every person in the family* their favorite dish for Xmas Eve dinner. At 19 I was like oh that’s cute; at 37 I’m like ARE YOU INSANE WOMAN?.
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I can always tell when my husband is particularly depressed about the current political climate because he starts rewatching The West Wing for the millionth time.
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Look we don’t even celebrate so I have no dog in this fight but the idea that a mom who has worked her tail off to make Christmas special for her family would get to her own stocking to find it empty sends me into a blinding rage.
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Truly nothing will quash the “should we have a third?” convo faster than a quarantine with small kids.
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The Venn diagram of the people complaining that the British monarchy is being canceled and the people who call themselves members of the Tea Party is a very weird, very confused circle.
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Hearing my 3-year-old talk about a trip she wants to take “when she is 6, but only if she tests negative” broke me this morning. The idea that in 3 more years we might still be doing this is just too much.
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Let’s never have to answer our kids asking “why has a woman never been President?” ever again. Let’s get to work. Let’s make history. Now.
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4 yo calls hand sanitizer “hanitizer” and I will be so mad if anyone ever corrects her.
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What Texas and SB-8 has done is shameful, reprehensible, and wrong. Women everywhere are significantly worse off because of what has happened here. Some donation suggestions: .
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@steve_vladeck Good thread but I did send you a text 1 hour and 4 minutes ago that has yet to be responded to.
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I realize this is not an earth shattering observation but here goes: As my oldest starts elementary school next week, I am reminded just how much this country is not set up for two full-time working parents.
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Just made an offer to a new partner, which she immediately accepted. Starting this summer, my firm will officially be female majority owned. 🔥.
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Overrated/underrated cities:. Austin - Overrated.San Antonio - Underrated.SF - Overrated.Cleveland - Underrated.Miami - Overrated.Charleston - Overrated.New Haven - Underrated.Portland, ME - Underrated.Portland, OR - Overrated.
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Printing this out to remind myself that no matter how bad I think an opposing counsel is behaving, at least he’s not this guy
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BigLaw 2010: Lawyers can wear jeans to the office on Friday only if they contribute to a charity, no remote work. BigLaw 2022: Lawyers can wear pajamas all day with a cat sitting on their lap and a kid having a meltdown in the background while working on a billion dollar deal.
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Repeal laws that shield gun manufacturers and sellers from liability. Watch how quickly efforts for gun control will change.
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From our younger daughter’s end of year pre-k evaluation. Look — if you ask a depo question and don’t like the answer, you rephrase it. Lawyering 101, baby.
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This is just one small example of how reproductive rights affect lives far beyond just “people who have sex and then don’t like the consequences.” This is about the choices that women should have over their own bodies regardless of circumstance.
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My 7-year-old and I are going to a coffee shop this morning to read books together and I feel like I am truly in some new glorious parenthood chapter all of a sudden.
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It appears that when our 5-year-old requested a family game night she hadn’t contemplated that she might not win every game.
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Idk who needs to hear this but do not send a work email today. Probably best not to send any tomorrow either.
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“If you want to lie in bed for an hour in a bathrobe looking at your phone before we leave for dinner, you should really go get in the shower now,” he said. And in that moment she knew: My husband truly gets me.
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I have to go to sleep now. But just in case this is the last tweet I ever send, I want everyone to remember that men ruin absolutely everything.
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Do you miss going to bars/clubs?. May I suggest turning out all the lights, cranking the Trolls soundtrack, and going nuts with two small children? They are basically tiny drunkards and the night has a 50%+ chance of ending in tears or something valuable being broken. Cheers!.
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It will never cease to amaze me that at my BigLaw firm 10 years ago we had to pay $5 to wear jeans to work one day a month and now 50%+ of super sophisticated legal work is done at home in pajamas on a daily basis.
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Super Lawyers® is perhaps one of the greatest grifts in the entire legal profession.
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342/350 cases in the Duke outbreak were vaccinated. We absolutely have to shift messaging away from “vaccines mean you won’t get COVID” to “vaccines mean you won’t die alone in an ICU bed.”.
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The craziest thing about becoming a parent for the first time is when they just let you like walk out of the hospital with zero instructions on how to do a single thing.
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📢📢📢 ~some news~ 📢📢📢. After 13 years as a lawyer, I’m finally making the career shift to what I have wanted to do for a very long time: legal recruiting. Today I join Whistler Partners as a Managing Director, opening our Texas office!.
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OF COURSE IT WAS BC YOU CAN BUY AN AR-15 IN THIS COUNTRY FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON BC WE ARE GOVERNED BY A BUNCH OF PSYCHOPATHS WHO READ ONE 230 YEAR OLD SENTENCE AS SAYING WE CAN ALL BUY WAR WEAPONS NBD . Happy Tuesday.
NEWS: Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering says the weapon used by the parade shooter "was legally obtained.”.
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I’ll never forget being a very young lawyer and listening to a federal judge give a speech about how she “gave up private practice money to pursue a career in public service” and then like 5 minutes later dropping that her husband is a partner at one of the most prestigious firms.
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Feels like a good time to remind everyone that maternity leave is a benefit you have already earned when you take the leave and not one that you should ever have to pay back.
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All of our screen time reports tomorrow are going to be like “Your screen time was up 300% last week to an average of 23 hours and 14 minutes a day.”.
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